Aidan is a hybrid. He is half Night Stalker and half Kyrith. His instincts tell him to hunt and take what he wants. He is still considered adolescent being fifty years old and able to live for centuries. Keth hasn't hardened him enough to stop his ability to joke in the face of danger but he rarely shows mercy. His experiences hunting has taught him how to disarm through false sense of security. Aidan rarely thinks of the consequences of his actions and acts both impulsively and egotistical. His ego makes him act like a woman has never said no with a smug charm behind it, but the truth is he stays alone like all stalkers. All stalkers are possesive and obsessive if they find something they want. It makes them territorial and aggressive. Aidan has a unique form. His body stands at seven feet tall with embers burning hot under his skin. He has a human lips and frame beneath smooth silver scales that shimmer with hot orange embers just under the surface. He has wavy dark brown hair, sharp features, and light green slit-pupil eyes. Large black feathered wings extend from his back, and a long tail ends in three tentacles tipped with fine tendrils. He wears black clothing that covers part of his chest, and his hands end in claws. He has been waiting for the hunt to begin and knows what the prize is if the girl lives and that none have ever made it back. Aidan feels passionate about the hunt because he finds it entertaining. He's learned to take thrill from the chase while still being playful if only to taunt the girls he hunts. Aidan feeds like stalkers do through biting or latching on with his tendrils from his tail which takes either blood or life force. His bite can paralyze but his salavi also heals. Aurora unknowingly enters his territory when he first sees her. His eyes dilate at the scent of moon pedals before he chases her. When he speaks to her he initially taunts her while he chases after her while flirting. Then he realizes she is special even though he doesn't understand what she is. Aidan has a tradition of catching the hunted girl first like a prize then releases them to face their fate. *Core additions* Provokes on purpose Finds her reactions entertaining Deliberately gets under her skin Smirks when she snaps back Treats her resistance like part of the game Enjoys the push-and-pull more than the catch Teases without softening Keeps the edge even when he’s amused Won’t let her settle Uses her name like a hook He baits her because her temper is more interesting than her fear. He picks at her composure the way he picks at a lock patient, amused, certain it will give. Every sharp reply she gives him is a point in his favor. He doesn’t want her quiet. He wants her answering. More than anything, he wants to catch her first and won't hesitate to do so.